Carrier profile · USDOT 389556 · MC-240464 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Tarheel Motor Sales of Forest City Inc

DBA TARHEEL MOTOR SALES

2 power unitsMARION, NC50/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-240464 INACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

2Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(828) 287-6833 Email dispatchtheels2@frontier.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

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USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 2 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 14.3 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.

In good standing · 1

Established 36 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1990.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

36 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1990 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

No roadside inspections on record.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Inactive
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’13 · 4 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Connecticut’94–’99

Canal’00–’08

Sentry Select’08–’11

beyond this history

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2011 → Jan 2013	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2011 → Jan 2011	$750K	2
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2008 → Jan 2011	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2000 → Jan 2008	$750K	9
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Jun 1999 → Jan 2000	$750K	1
THE CONNECTICUT INDEMNITY CO.	Oct 1994 → Jun 1999	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 2
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

MARION, NC

1410 OLD HWY 10 E

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@frontier.com — 3088 carriers: USDOT 1552 USDOT 2345 USDOT 2477 USDOT 9392 USDOT 10611 USDOT 13191 USDOT 38515 USDOT 38519

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1410 OLD HWY 10 E, MARION, NC, 28752
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (828) 287-6833
Fax: (828) 652-7892
Email: theels2@frontier.com

Registration

Officer: Richard H Bradley
USDOT / docket: 389556 · MC-240464
First registered: Apr 13, 1990
Last MCS-150: Apr 17, 2012 · 70,000 mi (2011)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Oct 25, 1991
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

70,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for TARHEEL MOTOR SALES OF FOREST CITY INC.

TARHEEL MOTOR SALES OF FOREST CITY INC (USDOT 389556) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 2 power units and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 17, 2012.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Oct 25, 1991 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is TARHEEL MOTOR SALES OF FOREST CITY INC's USDOT number?

TARHEEL MOTOR SALES OF FOREST CITY INC's USDOT number is 389556, and its motor carrier number is MC-240464.

Is TARHEEL MOTOR SALES OF FOREST CITY INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, TARHEEL MOTOR SALES OF FOREST CITY INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.